Yu-Gi-Oh! : Where do I start?

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Yu-Gi-Oh! : Where do I start?
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Darker	Sep 7 2015, 12:42 AM Post #1
The Lord of the Dark Posts: 15,357 Group: Member Member #11,968 Joined: January 7, 2015 Gender Male Country Spain	So, I realize there's a ton of YuGiOh stuff to watch, and I really want to get into it, but I don't know where to begin. I guess I should watch the original series first to understand the show first, but, I don't know, any suggestions?
	Piccolo: Just how many people have you sacrificed?! Cell: Sacrifice? Hmph, rubbish! On the contrary, it is an honor to become a fraction of my power.


~~StrawHatCrew~~	Sep 7 2015, 12:44 AM Post #2
Posts: 4,004 Group: Suspended Member #9,708 Joined: July 4, 2013 Favourite Anime Dragon Ball (Z), Captain Tsubasa, Naruto (Original) Favourite Manga Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, One-Piece	I'd say watch the first show, and then see whatever you want to. Looking back on it I don't think I like Yu-Gi-Oh! GX that much.



Ding	Sep 7 2015, 12:47 AM Post #3
Posts: 671 Group: Duplicate Member #12,579 Joined: August 25, 2015 Gender Male Country Australia Favourite Anime DDZ obviously What Browser do you use? Chrome Favourite Manga Dragonball I suppose. Don't really read mango	Just use the heart of the cards. (Watch the orginal tv show) The rest will follow Edited by Ding, Sep 7 2015, 12:47 AM.
	Dingo Dingo


lazerbem	Sep 7 2015, 12:59 AM Post #4
Posts: 10,662 Group: Forum Moderator Member #10,435 Joined: November 1, 2013 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime Asura's Wrath(it counts) What Browser do you use? Google Chrome	The first series is the best one to start with. There is Season 0, but honestly, the connection of that one to the actual first series is tenuous. You're better off just starting off with Yugioh. Now, the dub is a lot of fun, but it's rather badly censored. So if you want more uncensored goodies(like blood and arms getting torn off), then the subs are the way to go. There is also the manga, but it's a lot harder to find and honestly, the anime is better. The filler arcs are a bit annoying, except for the Waking the Dragons arc, that one is badass. From there, I strongly recommend you watch the subs, because GX has an entire season that wasn't dubbed in English. Then there's 5Ds, Zexal, and Arc 5. Some of the later ones haven't been dubbed yet, so yeah. Also, keep in mind that for the first season of Yugioh, the rules hadn't been invented yet. So everyone was bulls***ting pretty much. The same applies for a bit of the second season, but they get their act together
	Crazy cat cults in the woods


Ding	Sep 7 2015, 01:03 AM Post #5
Posts: 671 Group: Duplicate Member #12,579 Joined: August 25, 2015 Gender Male Country Australia Favourite Anime DDZ obviously What Browser do you use? Chrome Favourite Manga Dragonball I suppose. Don't really read mango	lazerbem Sep 7 2015, 12:59 AM The first series is the best one to start with. There is Season 0, but honestly, the connection of that one to the actual first series is tenuous. You're better off just starting off with Yugioh. Now, the dub is a lot of fun, but it's rather badly censored. So if you want more uncensored goodies(like blood and arms getting torn off), then the subs are the way to go. There is also the manga, but it's a lot harder to find and honestly, the anime is better. The filler arcs are a bit annoying, except for the Waking the Dragons arc, that one is badass. From there, I strongly recommend you watch the subs, because GX has an entire season that wasn't dubbed in English. Then there's 5Ds, Zexal, and Arc 5. Some of the later ones haven't been dubbed yet, so yeah. Also, keep in mind that for the first season of Yugioh, the rules hadn't been invented yet. So everyone was bulls***ting pretty much. The same applies for a bit of the second season, but they get their act together When did season 0 come out? I've never heard of it before.
	Dingo Dingo


~~StrawHatCrew~~	Sep 7 2015, 01:05 AM Post #6
Posts: 4,004 Group: Suspended Member #9,708 Joined: July 4, 2013 Favourite Anime Dragon Ball (Z), Captain Tsubasa, Naruto (Original) Favourite Manga Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, One-Piece	Din Sep 7 2015, 01:03 AM lazerbem Sep 7 2015, 12:59 AM The first series is the best one to start with. There is Season 0, but honestly, the connection of that one to the actual first series is tenuous. You're better off just starting off with Yugioh. Now, the dub is a lot of fun, but it's rather badly censored. So if you want more uncensored goodies(like blood and arms getting torn off), then the subs are the way to go. There is also the manga, but it's a lot harder to find and honestly, the anime is better. The filler arcs are a bit annoying, except for the Waking the Dragons arc, that one is badass. From there, I strongly recommend you watch the subs, because GX has an entire season that wasn't dubbed in English. Then there's 5Ds, Zexal, and Arc 5. Some of the later ones haven't been dubbed yet, so yeah. Also, keep in mind that for the first season of Yugioh, the rules hadn't been invented yet. So everyone was bulls***ting pretty much. The same applies for a bit of the second season, but they get their act together When did season 0 come out? I've never heard of it before. Toei made that series.



lazerbem	Sep 7 2015, 01:26 AM Post #7
Posts: 10,662 Group: Forum Moderator Member #10,435 Joined: November 1, 2013 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime Asura's Wrath(it counts) What Browser do you use? Google Chrome	Din Sep 7 2015, 01:03 AM lazerbem Sep 7 2015, 12:59 AM The first series is the best one to start with. There is Season 0, but honestly, the connection of that one to the actual first series is tenuous. You're better off just starting off with Yugioh. Now, the dub is a lot of fun, but it's rather badly censored. So if you want more uncensored goodies(like blood and arms getting torn off), then the subs are the way to go. There is also the manga, but it's a lot harder to find and honestly, the anime is better. The filler arcs are a bit annoying, except for the Waking the Dragons arc, that one is badass. From there, I strongly recommend you watch the subs, because GX has an entire season that wasn't dubbed in English. Then there's 5Ds, Zexal, and Arc 5. Some of the later ones haven't been dubbed yet, so yeah. Also, keep in mind that for the first season of Yugioh, the rules hadn't been invented yet. So everyone was bulls***ting pretty much. The same applies for a bit of the second season, but they get their act together When did season 0 come out? I've never heard of it before. It came out in 1998 It might as well be renamed "Kid with an evil pharoah inside of him" It's technically canon, yeah, but it's such a wildly different tone than Yugioh proper that you're fine not watching it.
	Crazy cat cults in the woods


+ Pyrus	Sep 7 2015, 01:28 AM Post #8
Posts: 39,342 Group: Legend Member #5,088 Joined: August 1, 2010 Gender Not Specified Country Chile	It came out before Duel Monsters, but it wasn't really about card games and it kind of sucked so it was scrapped. Duel Monsters–the first series everyone thinks of when you say Yu-Gi-Oh!–is where you should start, naturally. It'll introduce you to all of the important characters, cards, cliches, events, and lore of the show. GX is a continuation of Duel Monsters set about 10 years later, if I remember correctly, but it features 99% all new characters and takes place mostly at a school for dueling (Duel Academy). Personally, I thought the first two seasons were fun enough, but I didn't like the third so I jumped off and I've only ever seen some of the fourth subbed. It's not nearly as good as DM but it's not terrible. 5Ds comes after that, but I can't tell you much about it because I stopped watching probably midway through the first season, and haven't had the urge to go back and watch more of it in years. Then there's Zexal (or ZeXal if you want to nitpick), but I couldn't stand five minutes of the first episode's dub, so I quit and never looked back. I know nothing about Arc-V, which comes after Zexal, so you're on your own there. DM, GX, and 5Ds are all connected in one universe, but it doesn't appear that Zexal and Arc-V are in there, so if you only watched those first three you'd probably be all the better for it.
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lazerbem	Sep 7 2015, 01:39 AM Post #9
Posts: 10,662 Group: Forum Moderator Member #10,435 Joined: November 1, 2013 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime Asura's Wrath(it counts) What Browser do you use? Google Chrome	Quote: DM, GX, and 5Ds are all connected in one universe, but it doesn't appear that Zexal and Arc-V are in there, so if you only watched those first three you'd probably be all the better for it. GX and 5Ds might not be connected, given the recent development by Arc 5 of the Synchro, Fusion, Xyz, and Standard dimensions
	Crazy cat cults in the woods


+ Pyrus	Sep 7 2015, 01:43 AM Post #10
Posts: 39,342 Group: Legend Member #5,088 Joined: August 1, 2010 Gender Not Specified Country Chile	lazerbem Sep 7 2015, 01:39 AM Quote: DM, GX, and 5Ds are all connected in one universe, but it doesn't appear that Zexal and Arc-V are in there, so if you only watched those first three you'd probably be all the better for it. GX and 5Ds might not be connected, given the recent development by Arc 5 of the Synchro, Fusion, Xyz, and Standard dimensions I haven't heard of that. I figured they were since GX continued DM with the appearance of a handful of notable characters and plot elements, and 5Ds makes mention of Yugi and Kaiba and has a memorial for Pegasus.
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Darker	Sep 7 2015, 01:47 AM Post #11
The Lord of the Dark Posts: 15,357 Group: Member Member #11,968 Joined: January 7, 2015 Gender Male Country Spain	lazerbem Sep 7 2015, 12:59 AM The first series is the best one to start with. There is Season 0, but honestly, the connection of that one to the actual first series is tenuous. You're better off just starting off with Yugioh. Now, the dub is a lot of fun, but it's rather badly censored. So if you want more uncensored goodies(like blood and arms getting torn off), then the subs are the way to go. There is also the manga, but it's a lot harder to find and honestly, the anime is better. The filler arcs are a bit annoying, except for the Waking the Dragons arc, that one is badass. From there, I strongly recommend you watch the subs, because GX has an entire season that wasn't dubbed in English. Then there's 5Ds, Zexal, and Arc 5. Some of the later ones haven't been dubbed yet, so yeah. Also, keep in mind that for the first season of Yugioh, the rules hadn't been invented yet. So everyone was bulls*ting pretty much. The same applies for a bit of the second season, but they get their act together Nice, thanks. Edited by Darker**, Sep 7 2015, 01:48 AM.
	Piccolo: Just how many people have you sacrificed?! Cell: Sacrifice? Hmph, rubbish! On the contrary, it is an honor to become a fraction of my power.


lazerbem	Sep 7 2015, 02:15 AM Post #12
Posts: 10,662 Group: Forum Moderator Member #10,435 Joined: November 1, 2013 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime Asura's Wrath(it counts) What Browser do you use? Google Chrome	Pyrus Sep 7 2015, 01:43 AM lazerbem Sep 7 2015, 01:39 AM Quote: DM, GX, and 5Ds are all connected in one universe, but it doesn't appear that Zexal and Arc-V are in there, so if you only watched those first three you'd probably be all the better for it. GX and 5Ds might not be connected, given the recent development by Arc 5 of the Synchro, Fusion, Xyz, and Standard dimensions I haven't heard of that. I figured they were since GX continued DM with the appearance of a handful of notable characters and plot elements, and 5Ds makes mention of Yugi and Kaiba and has a memorial for Pegasus. Duel Monsters was where the timeline split, presumably. The whole thing is still being developed. As it is now, the Fusion dimension seems to be a dark Duel Academy(same ranking system). The Synchro Dimension is probably the 5Ds one, given that Jack and Crow are confirmed to be in it. We don't know much about the Xyz dimension and the Arc 5 dimension is self explanatory as the standard. @Darker Don't expect more than card games until you get to Marik. Before that, things are relatively light hearted most of the time. When Marik shows up, that's when things suddenly go nuts. Edited by lazerbem, Sep 7 2015, 02:16 AM.
	Crazy cat cults in the woods


Darker	Sep 7 2015, 03:06 AM Post #13
The Lord of the Dark Posts: 15,357 Group: Member Member #11,968 Joined: January 7, 2015 Gender Male Country Spain	I'll keep that in mind.
	Piccolo: Just how many people have you sacrificed?! Cell: Sacrifice? Hmph, rubbish! On the contrary, it is an honor to become a fraction of my power.


lazerbem	Sep 7 2015, 05:06 AM Post #14
Posts: 10,662 Group: Forum Moderator Member #10,435 Joined: November 1, 2013 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime Asura's Wrath(it counts) What Browser do you use? Google Chrome	Darker Sep 7 2015, 03:06 AM I'll keep that in mind. Also forgot to mention that GX has that issue too. Don't expect anything too serious until the second half of the first season, though it definitely picks up after that(especially in Season 3 and beyond). Strangely, some of GX's censoring works in its favor. There's a character who dies in the Japanese and yet comes back later on with little explanation. In the dub, his soul was lost and then presumably returned along with the rest. Ironically, the fourth season where said character returns was never dubbed, so both versions end up with flaws.
	Crazy cat cults in the woods


+ supersaqer	Sep 7 2015, 11:15 AM Post #15
Transcendent Posts: 5,117 Group: Elite Member Member #5,137 Joined: August 13, 2010 Gender Not Specified	Yu-Gi-Oh has been re-mastered and is currently airing, so I think you should pick it up.
	Speed-o'-Sound Sonic


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